Hearing 2B’s words, Loren couldn’t help but freeze for a moment, thinking he had misheard.
He had actually heard 2B say she wanted to become human, an action that went far beyond the boundaries of her programming.
Under normal circumstances, 2B would never say such a thing.
Although her behavior and demeanor seemed no different from a real human’s, in reality, it was nothing more than a simulation by her AI brain.
Its self-identity was merely that of a machine.
It would never say it wanted to become human unless…
2B had awakened her own emotions and consciousness.
In an instant, as if realization had struck him, Loren’s eyes widened.
He stared at 2B as if he were looking at a ghost.
“Y-You…
you’ve developed self-awareness?
Generated emotions?
How is that possible!” Although the technical specifications of the General-Purpose Combat Android clearly mentioned that the emotional system embedded in the AI brain had a minuscule chance of allowing the android to develop human-like emotional bonds and self-awareness, he hadn’t paid much attention to it before.
The technical documents made it very clear that this probability was extremely tiny—less than 1 in 10,000.
So he had subconsciously assumed that such an extremely low-probability event would never happen to him.
But to his utter astonishment, he had actually hit the jackpot.
He had really run into it.
The 2B standing before him seemed to have truly developed her own self-awareness and emotions.
Otherwise, there was no way she could have said such a thing.
Hearing Loren’s question, 2B tilted her head, looking at him with a somewhat dazed, adorable expression.
“Boss, what are consciousness and emotions?” “How should I put it…
Consciousness refers to a human’s capacity for thought and perception.
Emotion is a human’s subjective feelings and psychological experience of the world.
Do you understand?” Hearing this, 2B shook her head.
“I don’t quite understand.
But I feel like I’m a bit different now.
Is this difference what you call consciousness and emotion?” “What kind of difference are you referring to?” “It’s just that I can’t help but want to do *that* sort of thing with you, Boss.
I want you to vigorously—” “Stop, stop!
Don’t say another word.
Any more of this and it’s going to get highly inappropriate.” Loren felt a wave of embarrassment at 2B’s words.
He had never, in his wildest dreams, expected 2B to develop such thoughts toward him.
This was far beyond merely developing consciousness and emotion!
She had even developed sexual desire!
And an incredibly strong one at that.
Although 2B undergoing such a change felt pretty good and gave him a sense of accomplishment, one had to remember that the current 2B possessed a body of literal steel.
If 2B were to let her primal instincts run wild, it would cost him his life!
At the thought of this, a chill ran down his spine, and he couldn’t find any joy in the situation anymore.
Creating a flesh-and-blood body for 2B was something he couldn’t achieve just yet.
But before that, he had to figure out a way to upgrade her customizable parts to bionic materials.
Even silicone would be better than a solid chunk of iron!
At least that way, if 2B ever lost control of her desires, he would have a slightly better time.
“Boss, the internet says that doing *that* between a man and a woman is very pleasurable.
Is that true?
Also, what does ‘pleasurable’ mean?” 2B asked, staring at Loren with curiosity, looking determined to get to the bottom of it.
“Uh, well, the internet isn’t wrong.
It is indeed very pleasurable.
As for what ‘pleasurable’ means, it’s really hard for me to explain to you.
It basically means being happy to the absolute limit.” Loren looked embarrassed, completely at a loss for how to explain.
To explain the physical pleasure unique to humans to a robot was no different from playing a lute to a cow; it was impossible to convey because it fell entirely outside her realm of understanding.
“Then what is happiness?” 2B continued to tilt her head, intensely curious.
“Happiness is when you…
happiness is…
happiness is like…
it’s, it’s pretty much like that one thing…” Loren stammered, sounding like he was trying to sing a tongue-tied song, utterly clueless on how to answer.
“And what is ‘that one thing’?” 2B probed further.
“Stop, stop, stop.
You’d better stop asking, or we’ll never hear the end of it.
This kind of subjective feeling is something I can’t fully describe with words.
You need to experience and understand it yourself.” “Experience it myself?
I understand.
I will definitely work hard on it.” 2B nodded silently.
“By the way, Boss, since doing that makes you feel pleasurable, 2B wants to make you feel pleasurable right now.
I’ve studied a lot of knowledge.
Do you need to test me on it?” “…” “Where did you learn all this ‘knowledge’ from?
Have you been browsing adult sites?” “What is an adult site?” “Forget it, pretend I didn’t say anything.
Your battery is low, and you need to charge.
We’ll talk about the ‘pleasurable’ stuff some other time!” “Boss, while I am charging and on standby, could you upgrade my organs?
I want them to be bionic.” “…” Loren felt a wave of sweat break out.
2B was really getting more and more out of line.
If things continued at this rate, she might actually try to jump him while he was asleep one day.
If that was the case, he really needed to hurry up and upgrade 2B’s organs.
It was a matter of absolute urgency.
This wasn’t just out of consideration for 2B, but also for his own future happiness and well-being.
With that thought in mind, he immediately began the upgrade and modification process.
Not only that, but he also began to synthesize the Perfect Super Soldier Serum based on the formula rewarded by the system!
***** Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, 7 days passed.
During these 7 days, aside from spending the first day upgrading and modifying 2B’s anatomy, Loren spent the rest of his time synthesizing the Perfect Super Soldier Serum.
After 6 whole days, on the very last day, he successfully created the Perfect Super Soldier Serum.
It was a vial of pale blue fluid, noticeably different from the original green serum.
“Boss, are you sure you want to inject it now?
This serum hasn’t undergone human trials yet,” 2B said with concern as she watched Loren strip naked and lie down inside the experimental pod.
“Don’t worry, I’ll be fine.
Have faith in my abilities.
Start the enhancement injection immediately!” Although the perfect enhancement serum he crafted had not undergone human trials, its data had been validated by the system, so there wouldn’t be any issues.
Of course, he couldn’t let anyone else know this information—not even 2B!
“Understood.
Let us begin, then!” With Loren’s order, 2B hesitated no longer and immediately pressed the start button on the console.
Instantly, the upright experimental pod slowly tilted back until it was flat.
At the same time, the vial of pale blue enhancement serum began to flow intravenously into Loren’s body.
As the enhancement serum surged into his veins, Loren’s body tensed up uncontrollably.
A split second later, a cry of sheer agony echoed throughout the pod…